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GENERAL
FAILURE AT NORWAY WAS DUE TO TWO FACTS
THERE IS NO DIVISION
IN THE CABINET
TWO HUNDRED PLANES LOST LONDON, May 8 (Reuter)-The German air losses during the Norwegian campaign to date is estimated
Prime Minister Appeals Formated in London at 208 or
More Co-operation
*
The following is a continuation of Mr. Neville Chamber- lain's statement in, the House of Commons, the first having, been published in our columns yesterday).
LONDON, May 8, Reuter)-Mr. Neville Chamberlain referred to the gibes made at him for recently saying that Hitler had missed the bus..
He pointed out that he said this before the Germans enter- ed Norway, and it referred to Hliler not attacking the Allies at the beginning of the war when he was ready and the Allies were not.
British losses during the 'same period were about one-th
of this, or less than 40. Most of the damage was done by the R. A. F. bombing raids од the air bases in Norway and Denmark. About 30 of the 200 were brought down by the Fleet Air Arm anti- aircraft guns.
"We could not accept that view. In a democratic country there must be criticism and those criti- cised must be allowed to detend themselves.
"While I am completely confident of ultimate victory, the people of this country cannot yet realise the gpxtent or 'im- minence of the threat impending against us." said the Premier.
UNWORTHY SUGGESTIONS. Mr. Chamberlain added that in in German hands, the Norwegian In this debate four members. this debate we were giving host-King and Government
are still of the Cabinet directly associated fges to fortune, because military on Norwegian soll and they will with the military conduct of the advisers had advised them in the rally round them the remainder war will speak and they will be most solemn terms against the of the Norwegian forces to carry fortunate if they give nothing advisability of such a debate, on the fight ngulist the invader. away.
There was ro division in the
Cabinet, he said,
Chamberlain said:
Such a proposition was not pos- In this, we shall be at their side.""All are aware that attempts sible in a democratic country. - {** REMEMBER OTHER FRONTS
have been made to separate them Referring to Prof. Kont's broad- from one another and to suggest
be that one or other was more Continuing his address. Mr. cast advice to Norwegian to
res patient, Mr. Chamberlain sald | ponsible than his colleagues for that it was wise advice, but "al-this or that course of action.
"Such suggestions are.
as un- though we shall give all help to Norway that we and as worthy as untrue (Cheers), soon as we can, we must not for- get that there are other fronts which may at any moment blaze up to conflagration.
TWO CAUSES
"I believe it was right to make the attempt and equally right to withdraw the troops when it was clear that the plan would not suc- ceed Cheers).
secure aero
we
Fallure was due to two facts: (1 our inability to dromes from where could operate our fighters; (2) the rapid arrival of German reinforcements.
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"Germany, with her vast and well-equipped armies, is so placed that she can at any moment attack any .one of
a number of different points. We want to be ready to meet that attack wherever It may come (Heart Hear!),
"We always believed that if our troops could get ashore they would not suffer heavy casualties from the air and in fact that proved to be the case. But the absence of fighters enabled the enemy to at tack communications and hinder reinforcements while his own land Mr. Chamberlain proceeded: communications enabled him to Minister who show any sign
The more vital, the point the more important it is that we ready."
ONLY ONE THOUGHT "There is no division among us. None of us has attempted to! Intrigue against one another.
"We have only one thought and that is how we can make our best contribution to winning the war.
When Opposition
Opposition Must Accept Responsibility
LONDON, May 8 (Reuter)-Mr. Amery (Con.) said: "The whole conduct of the war hitherto called for a searching inquiry (cheers). There are no loyalties today except that to the com- mon rause (cheers from all parts of the House)."
ALL LEAVE STOPPED
DUTCH SURPRISE ACTION
He said that he did not feel that there was che sentence in the Prime Minister's speech which suggested that the Government foresaw what Germany meant to do or came to a clear decision when it knew what Germany had done or meant to do, or acted wisely or consistently throughout the whole of this lamentable affair.
THE HAGUE, May 8 (Reuter)- Nothing is known definitely of the
"The Norwegian chapter dia reasons which prompted an order not stand alone. It was all of a yesterday cancelling all military piece. without any hesitation or slowness in responding to Fin- land's appeal for arms and tack!- ing all war probles.
leave.
took The announcement
the
Dutch people by surprise since they had believed that the danger to the Low Countries had some what receded.
"There is no doubt that during the past eight months the cap between the German forces and anxiety has been felt on several would not go on as we were, there It is understood that although ours had been widened and I we occasions in the past a more than must be a change. Cloud Opposi- unusually serious view is being tion cheers), taken here of the present situa- tion.
German
VEILED HINTS
newspapers
"The next blow right fall.. nt any moment and it might be Hol- land or it might be the Mediter- today ranean. We must have a supreme speak in huge headlines of the war directoration and we must inminence of the new events. have a proper War Cabinet similar The "Hamburger Frendenblatt" to Mr. Lloyd George's in the Great
decisions are says, "Great
in War. sight," The German propaganda at present seems clearly to inc:-
cate that the Germans are plan-
Alltes
"I am not unaware of suggesing fresh action to "forestall" the While the tension thus grows
Hons one might almost call them demands-which have been made in the House and out of it for a in all countries surrounding Ger- different kind of Cabinet,
many, the Nazi press also seems
"I am not speaking now of perto hint at the possibility of air be sonal questions but to what might raids on ship yards in Great Bri
be called a constitutional form of tain. This is perhaps being done "A cabinet.
with the deliberate intention of making British flesh creep.
of
"Some of those who have had
bring up ever-increasing superior-confidence is always called com-long experience, my colleagues Sir The Inspector General of Navi- placent. If he fails to do so, he Maurice Hankev. Mr. Winstongation announces that the mouths
ity of strength.
"It became clear that we could only maintain our forces in the Trondheim region by such concentration', of' men. materials and aircraft 23 would have drawn off alto- gether an undue proportion of our total resources. "We decided that We could carry on the campaign in Norway elsewhere with greater vigour and effect, and thanks to the skill and courage of all the services, we suc-': cessfully withiḍrew from the Trondheim area.
HASTY OPINIONS
is labelled a defeatist. For my Church and myself, afe agreed of the Meuse and Rhine rivers will part, I try to steer a middle course, that it would not really save time be closed to shipping from May (A member shouted: "You have or lead to quicker decisions if we 11 until May 13,
missed the bus. "neither raising had a Cabinet composed solely of
und expectations (cries of mainly of members free from
"Oh!) which are unlikely to be departmental work.
fulfilled nor making people's flesh creep by painting pictures of un- miligated gloom.
THREE DAYS BEFORE
"I believe many think that when I said 'Hitler missed the bus, I was referring to his invasion, of Norway, The' speech 'n which
ad-
"It is impossible in taking decisions to ignore those who. have to carry those decisions out, The Ministers who are to be responsible for executive work must be there when de- cisions are taken and must ex- uress their view. Therefore.... whether they are inside or Mutside of the Cabinet does not really make any differ-
ence.
ADMIRAL OF
THE FLEET
*LONDON, May 8 (Reuter)-Lord Chatdeld completes his Ave years as Admiral of the Fleet today. Admiral Sir Charles Forbes has been promoted Admiral of the Fleet in succession to Lord Chat- feld, Vice-Admiral Sir Dudley North has been promoted Admiral
if he finds the new task makes it difficult for him to full work in the Admiralty as well”
h remark was made occurred o April 5, three days-before the have dealt with the principal invasion (Cheers and Laughter). criticism. I am going to leave my I had been saying that the Hon. friends to fill in the details vantages of Totalitartans lay in
CHATFIELD'S RETIREMENT and answer technical questions, the fact that they were prepared "They will save to take their Including the composition and
for war while we were only think-share in making those decisions equipment of our forces, but there'
ing of peace.
The fact that I have always are some general observations T
"I observed that it was extra felt unable to accept this par- désire to offer the House.
ordinary when the Germans were tacular suggestion does not mean "First, I ask members not to far superior in arms and equip that I am unwilling from time to form hasty opinions upon the re-ment at the beginning of the time to make changes in the per- sults so far as it has gone. It is campaign that Hitler had not taken sonnel or functions of members For the purposes mentionei, MI.
s
quite obvious that the Ger- mans have made certain gains but it is equally clear that they paid a heavy.price (Cheers). It too early to say on which side the balance will Anally incline,
"The campaign is not yet finish ed. A large part of Norway is not
RESTORES
Dental Plates
to
In reply to a further question, Mr. Chamberlain said that Mr. Churchill did not assume his new powers before the Norwegian
operations.
Churchill would have a small per-
advantage of it to attack the of the Cabinet Allies when the disparity was "I would not hesitate, for ex-sonal staff under Senior Staff greatest.
ample, to go outside the political Officer Major General Ismay, who feld in order to find new Minis-had been appointed as an addi- ters if I thought they would serve tional member of the Chief of the public interest."
"This evidently had no relation to the future, but was merely a commentary upen the past.
cam- ..
"While. I think the implica- tions of the Norwegian paign have been seriously ex- agrerated and while I retsin "complete confidence in our ul- timate victory, I am bound to say that I do not think the people of this country realise the extent or the imminence - of the threat "Impending against us. (Lood and" pro- longed cheers).
Referring to the retirement of Lord Chatfield and Mr. Churchill's
Staff Command. ·
Mr,
APPEAL CHEERED
Chamberlain concluded:
succession as Chairman of the "Once again I want to ürge mem- Military" Co-ordination Committee on the Cabinet, Mr. Chamberlain bers that in these strenuous days said that Mr. Churchill readily ourselves with increasing our war we should do better to occupy accepted the position but after he effort (Loud Cheers) rather than had some experience of it he sug
the disputing about
forums.of gested that in order to make his government-in the production of sistance to the Cabinet more material, in the production of effective it would be a good thing
guns, to put him into closer contact planes (Cheers), tanks,
munitions and all the countless "If we are wise we shall learn with the Chiefs of Staffs.
articles of equipment that are re- *A GOOD IDEA
quired to fit out our weapons and make them useable...
Natural Colour many useful lessons from Norway
BEFORE
AFTER
SWIFT CHANGES
Mr. Chamberlain theùght it was "I am not going to say how our a good idea and after discussing strategic plans for the future may the question Tully with the other
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It is in the production of these things that we want organisation,
be affected but the experience of Service Ministers, arrangements energy and goodwill. ·' Norway shows how swiftly the were made under which Mr. Chur- --"As far as we are concerned in scene alters. Therefore, let us be-chili-la authorised by the Cabinet | the Government, we are doing all ware of being tempted into such on behalf of the Military Co-we can to overtake the start which a dispersal of our forces as
ordination Committee to may
zive | Germany had obtained in her long sult the enemy's purpose.
guidance and direction to the years of preparation. "Let us also beware ticker- Chiefs of Staffs Committee who
WHOLEHEARTED SUPPORT we had to prepare plans to carry out ings among ourselves. When may presently be faced by war in objectives given by them to him hearted co-operation of employers We are getting today the whole- The Chiefs of Staffs retain their and workets. I want also to get violent forin ,directed against this country we have collective responsibility to
no
the co-operation of the members Mr. H. R., of Bristol, writes cancrainly endorse time for quarrels among ourselves Cabinet and to their Ministers, but of all parties, it not all members Mr. Churchill will have special re of the parties, in work which sponsibility for supervision
everyone recognises to be military operations day by day.
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"In this "debate we are giving promptness and energy.
fresh trials come upon us, put hostages to fortune.
In reply to a question interjected all our strength into this work of "Our military, advisers have told by Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Cham-preparing for it and we shall us solemnly of the danger of hold-berlain suid that Mr."Churchill re- steadily increase our strength ing such a discussion and urged ftained his present position,
until we ourselves are to deliver "But" said Mr. Chamberlain, “I out 'blows where and when we am relying on him to let me know. will.”
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"The time will come when the their share of responsibility and a Opposition must definitely take
real National Government formed."
"
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